Culinary Essentials ©2010

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Practice Quizzes

1
What is the Italian mane for the type of pasta is fine, solid, strand-like, and thinner than spaghetti?
A)Capellini.
B)Linguine.
C)Farfalle.
D)Fettuccini.
2
What type of flour are most dried commercial pastas made from?
A)Refined white.
B)Refined wheat.
C)Semolina.
D)Rice.
3
When you cook Italian style pasta, how should it be cooked?
A)A la carte
B)Al dente.
C)Allegria.
D)Bella fortuna.
4
What is a container with small holes in the bottom for rinsing and draining food called?
A)Calendar.
B)Strainer.
C)Pasta strainer.
D)Colander.
5
What type of plate is pasta often served in?
A)Salad plate.
B)Pasta plate.
C)Casserole dish.
D)Soup plate.
6
What is risotto?
A)A pilaf dish in which the grain has been sautéed in butter, and then simmered in a flavored cooking liquid.
B)A grain dish in which the grain has been sautéed in butter, and then simmered in a flavored cooking liquid.
C)A rice dish in which the grain has been sautéed in butter, and then simmered in a flavored cooking liquid.
D)A pasta dish in which the grain has been sautéed in butter, and then simmered in a flavored cooking liquid.
7
What type of rice is not a true rice, but a wild water grass?
A)Arborio.
B)Basmati.
C)Wild rice.
D)Red Rice.
8
What is Wehani?
A)Arborio.
B)Basmati.
C)Wild rice.
D)Red Rice.
9
Which of the following dishes is not made from corn?
A)Grits.
B)Couscous.
C)Masa harina.
D)Polenta.
10
What type of wheat grain is hulled, roasted buckwheat groast that are sometimes ground or cracked.
A)Kasha.
B)Cracked wheat.
C)Quinoa.
D)Triticale.
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